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Cycling on stage? Pedal Pusher is theatrical revolutionhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2009/jul/24/bike-blog-pedal-pusher
Simulating riders from the Tour de France is no easy thing in the theatre, but Delicatessen are really going places, without even using bikes…<p>I went to see my first ever bikey play last week: <a href="http://www.theatredelicatessen.co.uk/pedal-pusher/index.html" title="Pedal Pushers">Pedal Pusher</a>, a Tour de France-themed tale staged in a disused office space in Central London.</p><p>I couldn't resist popping along, but my hopes weren't high. The only time I recall ever seeing a bicycle on stage before was in the Sound of Music. If memory serves me correctly, Liesl's boyfriend – the one she tried to woo by serenading with "I Am 16, Going On 17…" in the gazebo – raced to the von Trapp household on a sit-up-and-beg bike to deliver a telegram carrying some dreadful Nazi news.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2009/jul/24/bike-blog-pedal-pusher">Continue reading...</a>Tour de France 2009Travel and transportTour de FranceLance ArmstrongCyclingCyclingLife and styleTheatreCultureStageFri, 24 Jul 2009 06:30:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2009/jul/24/bike-blog-pedal-pusherPhotograph: Holly McGlynn/PRAlex Guirney (Lance Armstrong) and right Tom Daplyn (Marco Pantani) in Pedal Pusher. Who needs the actual bikes? Photograph: Holly McGlynn/PRPhotograph: Holly McGlynn/PRAlex Guirney (Lance Armstrong) and right Tom Daplyn (Marco Pantani) in Pedal Pusher. Who needs the actual bikes? Photograph: Holly McGlynn/PRHelen Pidd2009-07-24T06:30:00Z